Funeral set for Oklahoma City civil rights leader Clara Luper

 
BY RANDY ELLIS rellis@opubco.com
Published: June 11, 2011

A community funeral for Oklahoma City civil rights leader and educator Clara Luper will be 11 a.m. June 17 at the Cox Convention Center arena.

Luper, who died Wednesday at 88, was revered as one of this nation's great civil rights leaders and as an educator who made a lasting impact on the lives of thousands of children through a 41-year Oklahoma City teaching career.

She helped transform the racial lan...


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